When Zhang Peng saw Zhou Mu, he was like a mouse seeing a cat. He immediately shrank back, but with decades of experience, he forced himself not to show his fear. He slowly approached with trembling legs, bowed and said, "Lord Zhou, I have long admired you."
Zhou Mu didn't give him a friendly look.
Where is my sister?
"May I ask, who is your sister?" Even though the guards had already told him all of Zhou Mu's information and his close relatives, it didn't stop him from asking this question.
After all, every little bit of time gained is a good thing.
As long as he can stall until his brother Zhang Ming returns, his mission will be accomplished.
Zhou Mu said, "Zhou Dandan."
"Forehead……"
He had clearly seen Zhou Dandan's portrait just now, and he was even amazed by the woman's stunning beauty, but he still pretended to be deep in thought. After thinking seriously for a while, he finally frowned in distress.
So he said with a helpless expression, "I'm really sorry, I don't think I've ever seen such a person before. Here's what I'll do: leave me a portrait, and I'll immediately have my servants keep an eye out. As soon as your sister appears at the Nine Star Auction House, I'll send someone to inform you."
Zhou Mu remained unmoved.
He sat down on his own, and then, in front of Zhang Peng, picked up the tea on the table and drank it all in one gulp. He then crossed his legs, looked down at Zhang Peng with disdain, and said, "Since that's the case, then I'll wait here."
"Um... okay."
Zhang Ming was now in a difficult position and had no choice but to pretend to summon some servants and then hand over the portraits given to him by Zhou Mu to the heads of the various auction houses.
Furthermore, in front of Zhou Mu, he solemnly explained the seriousness of the matter, and even declared that whoever was the first to find Miss Zhou Dandan would be rewarded with 500,000 Origin Stones.
Upon hearing this, the heads of various auction houses immediately became agitated.
Even though they deal with money every day, they can only get tens of thousands of Origin Stones per month at most. If you take the cost of cultivation, they will only get a few hundred in the end.
These 500,000 Origin Stones are undoubtedly a huge fortune.
Everyone immediately expressed their willingness to do their utmost.
Immediately afterward, he left in a flurry of activity.
After doing all this, Zhang Peng finally breathed a sigh of relief. His heart, which had been pounding wildly, was relieved for a moment and was no longer as violent as before. Then, when his gaze shifted to Zhou Mu, the latter's ambiguous smile made him feel a slight tremor in his heart.
He then leaned closer and whispered, "I wonder if Lord Zhou is satisfied with this behavior?"
"Stop calling me Lord Zhou. I'm not Lord Zhou. And, to put it bluntly, I'm here to see you alive or dead..." At this point, Zhou Mu seemed to realize something was wrong and immediately stopped talking.
His expression immediately changed slightly, and his tone became somewhat desolate, as if tinged with melancholy, "If I die, then..."
A faint red light emanated from his eyes.
It carried a faint aura of killing intent.
"Let them be buried with you."
As the last word fell, the atmosphere in the reception room suddenly froze. Even with Zhang Peng's composure, he couldn't help but tremble when facing Zhou Mu, as if a god of death was in front of him.
My heart skipped a beat.
Before he could speak, Zhou Mu stood up straight, facing Zhang Peng in the hall. After exhaling slightly, he spoke with sharp eyes, "Tell me the truth, have you ever seen Dandan?"
Zhang Peng was about to nod, but when he saw Zhou Mu's eyes, a little fear rose in his heart. He was afraid that he would be even more embarrassed if his lie was exposed. After thinking it over, he nodded.
As expected, Zhou Mu's expression immediately turned sour.
Zhang Peng added, "It's not that I've seen it completely. Just before you came in, the servants brought over a portrait of your sister, Zhou Dandan, for a quick look, but I really have no idea I've seen it."
"Don't misunderstand. As you know, the Nine Star Auction House has been able to stand firm in Yongning City for many years and is gradually growing stronger. It must have a corresponding intelligence network. Otherwise, we would never have obtained first-hand information about the emergence of the Divine Radiance Sword."
There was some truth to what he said, and Zhou Mu nodded in agreement. However, if it were to pass so easily, then his trip would have been in vain.
After all, someone had previously said that they had personally witnessed Zhou Dandan entering the Nine Star Auction House.
Although he didn't know whether it was true or not, it was still better than wandering around like a headless fly.
"In that case, use your powerful intelligence network to find out where my sister is." Zhou Mu found it hard to remain calm when it came to Zhou Dandan's matter.
In that lifetime.
If Ye Mujiu is the one he owes the most, then the second one should be his own sister, Zhou Dandan, the princess of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
At that time, the empire was newly established and the situation was unstable. Amidst internal and external troubles, Zhou Mu ascended to the throne with great difficulty, hoping to use the emperor's power to deter the covetous forces.
However, to his surprise, after unifying the Nine Provinces and establishing the Great Zhou Empire, he thought he would usher in a glorious future, but who would have thought that he would be surrounded by wolves and beset by internal and external troubles.
Externally, a million-strong army of extraterrestrial demons has already been stationed on the border. Previously, the Dragon Clan was able to withstand the pressure, but now that he has unified the Nine Provinces, the Dragon Clan is no longer a force to be reckoned with. Naturally, he can only accept this covetous external force in its entirety.
Domestically, with the empire newly established and various forces unevenly distributed, he found it nearly impossible to move an inch in the court. The old team that had helped him conquer the country was gone, and those who remained were all eyeing him covetously.
Finally, in order to balance the power in the court and win over the veteran officials, he forcibly separated Zhou Dandan from her partner.
Therefore, he never saw his sister again until he died.
The emotions from both lifetimes are now all piled up on Zhou Mu, making it difficult for him to remain calm.
Zhang Peng nodded somewhat awkwardly, then said, "Then let me say something, please don't blame me. Aside from presiding over a few large-scale auctions, I've generally neglected the management of the Nine Star Auction House. So, until now, I..."
"You mean you can't help me?" Zhou Mu said with a grim expression.
Zhang Peng said, "My elder brother can help you."
"And what about your older brother?"
"He is currently at the City Lord's Mansion." Although it was a bit dishonest to do this, Zhang Peng couldn't care less about that at the moment; getting away was the most important thing.
Zhou Mu glanced at Zhang Peng, seemingly convinced that the latter wasn't lying, before nodding and asking, "Where is the City Lord's Mansion?"
Zhang Peng pointed in a direction, then whispered, "Then I'll take you there."
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